ETSI and the Linux Foundation have signed a formal collaboration agreement to accelerate information-sharing and the deployment of open networking technologies across the industry. This partnership aims to harmonize collaborative activities between open source and standards communities, fostering joint initiatives focused on interoperability, conformance testing, and reduced market fragmentation. Key areas of mutual interest include Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Management and Orchestration (MANO), artificial intelligence, and edge computing. The agreement establishes a feedback loop to help standards bodies quickly assess how their specifications are being implemented in open source environments.
Keywords: open source, network function virtualization, management and orchestration, interoperability, standards collaboration